Comments on: spin dryer – saves energy

By: Burke

Burke — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:19:16 +0000

I bought the Charming Spinner from this site: http://www.clothesdrygreen.com a couple of months ago. It was shipped right away and it works great! I can’t believe how much water is removed. It has a one year parts and labor warranty and they say it is fully serviceable.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:27:25 +0000

Anyone know how these compare with the (much more expensive and heavily hyped) Spin-X spindryers? At close to 4 times the price, I have to wonder whether it’s really worth it.

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Frank Barrett’s Brain - How Did You Celebrate National Hanging Out Day? — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:02:23 +0000

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By: Buddy

Buddy — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:14:26 +0000

Thanks Ken! I will check out the “other guys”. I have only been able to find “Laundry Alt.” and UK sites. Tried flea markets, re-sell shops and local retailers. No one carries this in Chattanooga, TN!

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:12:41 +0000

Try http://www.clothesdrygreen.com there’s is stainless steel and they will stand behind it.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:10:02 +0000

I would buy this dryer directly from the manufacturer if possible, but I don’t have the time, patience or energy to deal with a business that has a record dealing with customers that this company has demonstrated. Does anyone else sell it that is more reputable or can I buy it directly from the manufacturer? Better yet, should I just design and produce a better, stonger replica of this dryer and sell it to a reliable distributor?

By: Renee

Renee — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:19:48 +0000

This dryer is amazing. We live in an apartment and are laundering cloth diapers. I use a countertop washer by Avanti that hooks up to the sink, and was wringing out and blotting the clean items in towels. Then I’d hang up the diapers and the towels, and it wasn’t so great having all the damp towels drying. This spin-dryer spins powerfully fast and the items only have to hang dry for a short time.
Yes, it can be noisy if it is unbalanced. We’ve all had that experience with washers. It’s the same issue. Make sure you carefully load the spin dryer evenly, and if it starts to sound like an airplane taking off, take hold of the sides and stabilize it and it will calm the heck down.
Also, load the spin dryer fully if possible. And the instructions show a little cup placed at the drain spout. It is likely you will need to place a small basin there. This thing really spins out the water and it runs out quickly.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:30:16 +0000

I bought the LA’s Spin Dryer – floor version, back in late March ‘08. I had read the posts regarding the company’s customer support, but had no problem when I emailed them with a question.
I’ve also had no problems with the dryer – and won’t be without if at all possible!
I have found that the heavier the fabric, the more carefully you have to load it AND that placing something small on the top helps control the noise significantly.
I extract 3 quarts of water from every washer load after the washer’s low speed spin. The difference in water extraction was negligible using the high speed spin on the washer, so don’t bother wasting the energy using it anymore.
It has cut our electric use by at least 10%. Old dryer, living where almost half the days are unsuitable to hanging clothes out, no room to hang them inside and a lot of cotton clothes!
With electric prices having jumped 67% since January (in my region at least), this paid for itself already. The money I’m saving is going toward a new more efficient dryer.
Let’s put it this way – how long does it take to boil off 3 quarts of water? That’s how much you’d be saving per load of laundry.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:09:50 +0000

I bought one and it worked good for 2 months then broke. I called the company and was told too bad. I will NEVER buy from them again. Beware!

By: Mark Yamazaki

Mark Yamazaki — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:05:20 +0000

My wife and I are using the smaller version and the Wonder Wash for cloth diapers. I occassionaly do some t-shirts, socks, workout clothes and underwear too.

THE DRYER
1) Works great
2) Yes it can be loud if the load is unbalanced
3) I sometimes start it and stop it real quick and move everything around to rebalance and that seems to help.
4) The construction is pretty good. I don’t expect too much at these kind of prices and for a non-mainstream product. The volume is probably not high enough from a contract manufacturing standpoint to drop the price (I work in logistics and with US Customs, so I am familiar with importing products).

THE WONDER WASH
1) Works good too.
2) You need to be a little gentle with it since it is not high quality plastic.
3) Metal would be better for the stand and crank, but it would probably increase the cost and perhaps the weight.

CUSTOMER SERVICE
1) Didn’t have any problems but I only tried to get a hold of them through e-mail and got a response in a timely manner.
2) For a small one/two man company you can’t expect too much in the way of Customer Service, this isn’t AMAZON.COM I think people’s expectations are a little ridiculous sometimes when it comes to this issue.

OVERALL

B+

The products work and everything was shipped in a timely manner (for a small online retailer).

But if he does not have patents though, someone with more know how and better sourcing, and a little better engineering can probably put out a better product eventually. Unfortunately, I didn’t want to wait so as early adopter I am satisified for now.